but I drink the "koiaji" (dark) version.



http://www.iluvjapanesefood.com/2012/12/ito-en-oi-ocha-japanese-green-tea-16.html

a product of TAIWAN!!

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but it just doesn't have much flavor, in my opinion. I like Indian tea the best. I love all the spices in their chai. I'm sure the green tea I've had is probably inferior to what they drink in Japan, China, etc. I'm going to see if I can get my hands on some better green tea.

It is my go-to drink. If you find that it doesn't have much flavor, perhaps you can make it stronger. You can't do that with tea bags but you can do that with loose tea.

Thanks for the recommendation.

You can find it also on the website.

Thanks for telling me where to go.

Its why in the Japanese tea ceremony a sweet is always offered with the bitter tea. Matcha can be very bitter but I have grown to love the bitter flavor... and putting sugar in matcha tea just ruins it. On the other hand, Matcha ice cream is quite good.

produce a dark color tea, never green?

I remember Andrew Weil talking about that a million years ago. He basically said it's poor quality, not really green tea. Green tea should be green, seems simple. I like the Ito En boxes that Costco sells. Although their "extra" matcha powder included in each packet is a pretty pathetic amount anymore.

Matcha is a product of Japan. You can purchase Matcha from amazon.com. Also has for Ito En it says on every bottle it is a product of Taiwan 🇹🇼.

you can order from Amazon. However, be prepared to know that Matcha is quite bitter, and this is why a sweet is always served with the Japanese tea ceremony.